Display fixture



Jan. 14, 1930. s. c. NICKLE 'g 1 DISPLAY FIXTUBIE Filed June 16, 1928 lmenfr SamueZC/Kc/Je L5) I I? .7 a.

Patented Jan. 14, 1930 UNITED STATS OFFICE SAMUEL CLARENCE NICKLE, OFCALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE W. ENDRESS, OF WINNIPEG,CANADA DISPLAY FIXTURE Application filed June 16,

This invention relates to improvements in display fixtures, and moreparticularly to a display fixture for shoes for use in store windows,and whereby the toe, heel and side of the shoe is efiectively shown.

A further object is to provide a device of this description foreffectively displaying the lines and pattern of a shoe, which can bemanufactured and placed on the market at very low cost.

In addition to being used as a display fixture in store windows, thedevice can also be used as a wall fixture against the window backgroundor as a window stand. It can be effectively used on any pillar, post orwall by simply sticking it up with a thumb tack.

\Vith these and other objects hereinafter more fully referred to, thenovel features of the invention comprise a frame or stand formed with ahorizontal fiat portion adapted to support a shoe or the like sidewaysand having integral therewith a slanting front, sides adapted to supporta shoe in ordinary or reversed position, and means associated andintegral with the slanting front for detachably retaining a shoethereon, and means co-operating with the top and the sides forsuspending hose or the like.

Referring now to the drawings in which so like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each figure:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stand as a whole. 7

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in section.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified form.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which an example of theinvention is disclosed, comprising a frame or stand formed from a singlelength of flat metal to provide an enlarged flat top portion 10 adaptedto support a shoe or the like, a vertical side 11 with an opening 12therein for suspending or hanging up the frame, an inclined side 13 bentupward at its lower extremity as at 1 1 and then parallel with said endand then at substantially right angles thereto to form the base portion15, the loose end of the vertical side being folded as at 16 to engagewith the bent end 17 of the base portion and rigidly secured 1928.Serial No. 285,970.

thereto in any well known manner such as a rivet 18 (see Fig. 2).

In the slantwise or inclined side 13 are formed or punched, lugs 19protruding outwardly to engage with the heel 20 of a shoe supported onthe slantwise side and adapted to retain the shoe in display positionthereon.

It will thus be seen that my improved display fixture consists of asingle strip offlat metal formed with an enlarged portion 10, the stripbeing bent in any well known manner to form the sides 11 and 13 of atriangular frame with the enlarged portion forming the apex or top 10.The loose end is then bent as above described in any suitable manner toform the base which may or may not be attached to the sides.

The essential and novel features are the frame formed with a tophorizontal portion and a front or display side 13 at a'c'onvenient andeffective angle to the horizontal flat top, the said side being providedwith means for retaining a shoe thereon.

In addition to supporting a pair of shoes, one giving a side view of theentire shoe and the other a front view, I also provide a hanger for hoseor the likein the form of a single strip of wire 21 bent insubstantially triangular shape, the loose ends being spaced as at 22 topermit the hose to be inserted. This hose hanger engages, as illustratedin Fig. 1, with the base of the display fixture. I

In the modified form as shown in Fig. 3, the flat top is dispensed withand having abase 23, standard 11 and inclined surface 2 1, withprojections 19 to engage the heel of a shoe.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within thescope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A display fixture adapted to support a shoe or the like in horizontalposition and in a slantwise position respectively, comprising a singlestrip of metal formed with an enlarged portion and bent in substantiallytriangular shape with the enlarged portion, forming a fiat top and theside a slanting portion, lugs formed in the slanting portion to retain ashoe thereon'in ordinary or inverted position, the loose ends of thestrip being bent to form a base portion connecting the sides of thetriangle and means for fixedly securing. the'sides and the base portiontogether.

2. A display stand embodying a transversely extending horizontal portionadapted to support a shoe or the like and display the same in sideelevation, a slaznting'portion extending centrally downwardly andforward- 1y from the side of the'former portion and adapted to display ashoe or the'li'ke thereon in the ordinary or reverse position andmeansassociated with the slanting portion for'detaoha, ably retaining'theshoe thereon.

' 3. A display stand embodying a transverse- 1y extending horizontalportion a'dapted 'to support a shoe or the like and display the same inside elevation,ra slanting portion ex-- 2; tending centrally downwardlyand forward- 1y from the side of the former portion and adaptedtodisplay a shoe or the like thereon in the ordinary or reverseposition,means-as sociated with the slanting portion for detach- 30 ablyretaining the shoe thereon and a support for the portionsintegrallyformed'as-a part of the stand. v ,h Ini witness whereof I. have hereuntoset my an as SAMUEL CLARENCE NICKLE;

